If you want to learn how to run an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program (or to make your REU program run more smoothly), then this is your opportunity to ask questions. The presentation will begin with 5-min talks from five REU program coordinators. These coordinators run a wide range of programs and have experience ranging from 1 year to 12 years. They will mention things such as how many applicants their program receives, how they review those files, an outline of the non-research portion of their summer program, and what sorts of outcomes they collect so they can report them to NSF. Then, the coordinators will form a panel to answer questions.
Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Department of Civil Engineering
Mark Griep, Department of Chemistry
Don Becker, Redox Biolog

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University of Nebraska - LincolnDigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - LincolnDBER Speaker Series Discipline-Based Education Research Group1-26-2017Mini-Symposium: Best practices for REUprograms and UNLMark A. GriepUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, mgriep1@unl.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dberspeakersPart of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, HigherEducation Commons, and the Science and Mathematics Education CommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Discipline-Based Education Research Group at DigitalCommons@University ofNebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in DBER Speaker Series by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University ofNebraska - Lincoln.Griep, Mark A., "Mini-Symposium: Best practices for REU programs and UNL" (2017). DBER Speaker Series. 104.http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dberspeakers/104Abstract for DBER Group Discussion on 2017-01-26  Authors and Affiliations: Mark Griep Associate Professor Department of Chemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln  Title Mini-Symposium: Best practices for REU programs and UNL Abstract If you want to learn how to run an REU program (or to make your REU program run more smoothly), then this is your opportunity to ask questions. The presentation will begin with 5-min talks from five REU program coordinators. These coordinators run a wide range of programs and have experience ranging from 1 year to 12 years. They will mention things such as how many applicants their program receives, how they review those files, an outline of the non-research portion of their summer program, and what sorts of outcomes they collect so they can report them to NSF. Then, the coordinators will form a panel to answer questions.  Mini-Symposium: Best Practices for UNL REU & SRP ProgramsforDBER Group’s STEM Education Seminar26 January 2017UNL Summer Res. ProgramsSummer Research Program Coordinators SponsorAMO Physics Lindsey Moore NSF REUApplied Plant Systems Martha Mamo & Don Lee USDA NIFABioenergy Systems Paul Blum & Julie McManamey NSF REUBiomedical Engineering Greg Bashford NSF REUChemistry Mark Griep & Robert Vencil NSF REUIntegrated Agronomic Systems John Guretzky CIC SROPInternet Security Byrav Ramamurthy CIC SROPMinority Health Disparities Kim Gocchi Carrasco NSF REUMater. Res. Sci. Eng. Ctr. Jocelyn Bosley NSF SROPNanohybrid Func’lized Mater. Ned Ianno NSF REUNanotechn Coord. Infrastruct. Terese Janovec NSF REURedox Biology Don Becker & Paula Adams NSF REUSustainability of Civil Infrastruct. Shannon Bartelt-Hunt NSF REUSystems Biol. Plant & Microbiome Lindsey Moore NSF REUVirology Brande Dicks USREVToday’s DBER SpeakersCoordinator CoordYearsProgrYearsProgramShannon Bartelt-Hunt 2 2 Sustainability of Civil InfrastructureMark Griep 6 6 ChemistryDon Becker 12 12 Redox BiologyOutline for Presentations1. # Applicants for the past few years 2. Applicant review process 3. Outline of program’s summer schedule 4. Applicant and outcome information reported to NSFSUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN SUSTAINABLE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGShannon Bartelt-HuntAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Civil EngineeringAPPLICANTS TO THE PROGRAM• Have run a pilot program in summers of 2015 and 2016 (5 students per summer)• Received 175 applications for 10 available positions across the two summers• 44% were from female applicants• 42% were from minorities underrepresented in STEM• Accepted student demographics• 80% of the students in our summer cohorts were from schools with limited research experiences including Oregon Institute of Technology, University of Portland, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Cerritas Community College (CA), Morgan State University, Sacramento State University, University of Texas at Kingsville, and the College of Wooster.• 60% of our student participants are minority students underrepresented in STEM, or first-generation college students. APPLICANT REVIEW PROCESS• Coordinator (me) sends out link to application packages to all mentors• I ask that mentors consider our program goals of recruiting >= 50% students with limited research opportunities and >= 50% of students underrepresented in STEM• Individual mentors select top four applicants for their projects (ranked in order of preference)• I sent out invitations to top-ranked applicants to ensure that the overall group demographics are balancedSCHEDULE OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIESDate Topic Presenter/OrganizerJune 6th Arrival - introduction and office assignmentsALL SRP faculty mentors or their graduate students should meet their SRP students in the CIVE officeJune 8th Introduction to Sustainability of Rural Civil Infrastructure Randy PetersJune 15th No meetingJune 22nd SRP student presentations (2) TBDJune 29th Applying to Graduate School John SangsterJuly 6th No Meeting - Happy 4th of JulyJuly 13thPreparing for Technical Conferences - How to prepare a poster Yusong LiJuly 20th SRP Student Presentations (3) Xu LiJuly 27thGraduate Student Panel and poster session (organized by Bioenergy REU) Bioenergy REUAugust 3rd NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Shannon Bartelt-HuntAugust 9th Lunch for SRP students and mentors Shannon Bartelt-HuntDATA REPORTING TO NSF• Our application for 2017-2010 is still pending!Welcometo the 2017Summer Research Programin the Chemistry Departmentof the University of Nebraska-Lincoln2016 Summer Research Program in the Chemistry DepartmentProgram No. Participants SponsorREU ChemicalAssembly8 UGs NSFHHMI 1 UG HHMIREU Ctr NanohybridFxnl Materials3 UG NSF EPSCoRFaculty/Student Pair 1 UG & 1 Faculty UNL ChemistryUpward Bound Math/Science(5 half days)1 HS Student/1 SRP UGUS Dept of Education; UNL ChemNo. Chem ApplicantsEvaluating Chem REU ApplicantsFirst Filter: GPA > 3.0major in Biochem, Chem, or ChemEngenrolled at non-Research UniversitySecond Filter: Favor schools that sent us 1 REU student already Student Plans must include interest in Grad SchoolFirst Generation in Family to Attend CollegeHighest Chem Course (lower is better)Well written personal statementHighest Research Experience (lower is better)Letters of support are not damagingOffer Filter:Student’s first choice for faculty mentor (advisor)At least 60% female and/or URMSummer 2017 ParticipantsStudent Mentor AdvisorJesse Visiting Faculty MemberRyan Relationship TriangleSummerResearcherResearchAdvisorGrad Mentor,& Griep & Stains2017 Schedule*OrientationWelcomeSafetySciComm1SciComm2CommSciPubl1UpwardB 1SciComm3CommSciPub22pm Tour2pm TourCommSciPub4(wUBMS)Posters DueFacility ToursUpwardB 2Independence Day12p Dept Picnic*6p SRP Picnic4p WorkshopUpwardB 3*GradSchWksp UpwardB 46pm Drug Discovery in the Movies*EthicsSciComm6Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri123456789WeekSciComm7 Chem Poster*SRP Poster10*Mandatory Grad Studies EventJune 5Aug 9SciComm4CommSciPub32pm TourSciComm5June 12July 17June 19June 26July 3July 10July 24July 31Aug 7WeekMonday PresentationsSci Comm 1: Abstracts & purpose statementsSci Comm 2: Revise abstracts; Authorship considerationsSci Comm 3: How to design award-winning postersSci Comm 4: First look at postersSci Comm 5: Poster presentation tips, by a graduate studentSci Comm 6: Review of final poster draftsSci Comm 7: Final oral presentation of postersComm Sci Public 1: How to design a PowerPoint presentationComm Sci Public 2: Small group exploration of first draftsComm Sci Public 3: Pairwise guided-inquiry to learning theoriesComm Sci Public 4: Present research to Upward Bound StudentsUNL NSF REULearning activities: (1) research safety(2) research ethics (3) instrumentation tours (NMR, AFM)(4) instrumentation workshops (NMR, AFM)(5) research approaches and research methods (including a discussion on scientific authorship)(6) communicate research to scientists (ACS Meeting abstract, poster and oral presentations)(7) communicate research to the public (develop and give an outreach presentation)(8) career awareness through field trips (LI-COR; Hexagon; GeneSeek; Celerion; Teledyne ISCO; GSK)(9) graduate school preparation (or college preparation)Long-Term RelationshipOur Program’s Success Depends on Meeting Our Goals:REU participants attend graduate schoolLong-term relationships with participant schoolsParticipants publish work and/or attend meetingsLink to me on LinkedIn.comTravel Awards“Through a competition, half of the REU students will receive a travel grant to present their research at a regional or national ACS meeting.”2018 National Meetings of the ACSSpring: March 18-22, New Orleans Abstract submission begins mid-August 2017Fall: August 19-23, Boston 2018 Regional Meetings of the ACSCentral: June 13-16, Toledo OHMidwest: Oct 14-16, Ames IAMiddle Atlantic: TBD, TBDSoutheast: Oct 31-Nov 3, Augusta GASouthwest: Nov 7-10, Little Rock AKReported OutcomesGood Luck &Let’s Break Some Test TubesDon’t forget3:30 pm today, Safety Training, room 548National Science Foundation Research Experience for UndergraduatesNSF REU:Training Site in Redox BiologyMolecular MedicineEnvironmental BiochemistryPlant Biochemistry10-week program (June - August)• $5250 Stipend• Free On-Campus Housing and MealsApplications for Summer 2017 are due by March 1.Research Areas in the Redox Biology CenterRedox Immunology (Jay Reddy)Mass Spectrometry of Redox Proteins (Jiri Adamec)Redox Metals and Anaerobic Microbiology (Limei Zhang)X-ray Crystallography, Neurodegenerative diseases (Mark Wilson)Proline Metabolism & Redox Enzymology (Donald Becker)Copper and Oxidative Stress (Jaekwon Lee)Plant Cell Death (Julie Stone)Mitochondrial Biology and Diseases (Oleh Khalimonchuk)Pathogenic Bacteria (Greg Somerville, James Alfano)Metabolic Engineering of Antibiotics (Liangcheng Du)Cancer and Neurodegeneration (Rodrigo Franco)NSF REU Activities Social Events Weekly Research seminars Training on Core and Shared Equipment Poster Symposium Lunch Discussion Groups Career Development SeminarsSummer Program Schedule2016 TimetableWeek ActivityJune 6-10 Orientation, RBC Welcome, Introduction to Mentors and Faculty Labs, Beadle Tour, Safety Training, Welcome Picnic, Ethics SeminarJune 13-17 ResearchJune 20-24 Research, Life Science Ethics, RBC Seminar, Grad School workshopJune 27-July 1 Research, Innovation Campus Tour, RBC Seminar, GRE workshop, Interim evaluations, Abstracts DueJuly 4-8 Research, Mitochondrial workshop, Graduate Faculty Panel, July 11-15 Research, RBC Seminar, Purpose StatementJuly 18-22July 25-29August 1-5August 8-10Research, Careers in Science, RBC SeminarRBC Ice Skating SocialResearch, RBC SeminarPosters due, Research, RBC Seminar, Research paper dueStudent seminars, Program Certificates, Exit evaluations, REU Poster symposiumApplicant and Outcome Information1. Program Impact(Results from pre- and post-evaluations)• research training & development (writing scientific research papers, conducting and recording scientific research, and giving research presentations)• career paths (career plans, research obstacles, research teams)• Opportunities for students to present their work2. Research Activities• Brief description of the student research projects3. Demographic analysis of participants• Applicant information, outreach, development of human resources in STEM

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DBER Speaker Series Discipline-Based Education Research Group
1-26-2017
Mini-Symposium: Best practices for REU
programs and UNL
Mark A. Griep
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, mgriep1@unl.edu
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dberspeakers
Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Higher
Education Commons, and the Science and Mathematics Education Commons
This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Discipline-Based Education Research Group at DigitalCommons@University of
Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in DBER Speaker Series by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of
Nebraska - Lincoln.
Griep, Mark A., "Mini-Symposium: Best practices for REU programs and UNL" (2017). DBER Speaker Series. 104.
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dberspeakers/104
Abstract for DBER Group Discussion on 2017-01-26 
 
Authors and Affiliations: 
Mark Griep 
Associate Professor 
Department of Chemistry 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
 
Title 
Mini-Symposium: Best practices for REU programs and UNL 
Abstract 
If you want to learn how to run an REU program (or to make your REU program run more smoothly), 
then this is your opportunity to ask questions. The presentation will begin with 5-min talks from five REU 
program coordinators. These coordinators run a wide range of programs and have experience ranging 
from 1 year to 12 years. They will mention things such as how many applicants their program receives, 
how they review those files, an outline of the non-research portion of their summer program, and what 
sorts of outcomes they collect so they can report them to NSF. Then, the coordinators will form a panel 
to answer questions. 
 
Mini-Symposium: 
Best Practices for UNL REU & 
SRP Programs
for
DBER Group’s STEM Education Seminar
26 January 2017
UNL Summer Res. Programs
Summer Research Program Coordinators Sponsor
AMO Physics Lindsey Moore NSF REU
Applied Plant Systems Martha Mamo & Don Lee USDA NIFA
Bioenergy Systems Paul Blum & Julie McManamey NSF REU
Biomedical Engineering Greg Bashford NSF REU
Chemistry Mark Griep & Robert Vencil NSF REU
Integrated Agronomic Systems John Guretzky CIC SROP
Internet Security Byrav Ramamurthy CIC SROP
Minority Health Disparities Kim Gocchi Carrasco NSF REU
Mater. Res. Sci. Eng. Ctr. Jocelyn Bosley NSF SROP
Nanohybrid Func’lized Mater. Ned Ianno NSF REU
Nanotechn Coord. Infrastruct. Terese Janovec NSF REU
Redox Biology Don Becker & Paula Adams NSF REU
Sustainability of Civil Infrastruct. Shannon Bartelt-Hunt NSF REU
Systems Biol. Plant & Microbiome Lindsey Moore NSF REU
Virology Brande Dicks USREV
Today’s DBER Speakers
Coordinator Coord
Years
Progr
Years
Program
Shannon Bartelt-Hunt 2 2 Sustainability of Civil 
Infrastructure
Mark Griep 6 6 Chemistry
Don Becker 12 12 Redox Biology
Outline for Presentations
1. # Applicants for the past few years 
2. Applicant review process 
3. Outline of program’s summer schedule 
4. Applicant and outcome information reported to NSF
SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN 
SUSTAINABLE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN 
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
APPLICANTS TO THE PROGRAM
• Have run a pilot program in summers of 2015 and 2016 (5 students per summer)
• Received 175 applications for 10 available positions across the two summers
• 44% were from female applicants
• 42% were from minorities underrepresented in STEM
• Accepted student demographics
• 80% of the students in our summer cohorts were from schools with limited research 
experiences including Oregon Institute of Technology, University of Portland, Rose 
Hulman Institute of Technology, Cerritas Community College (CA), Morgan State 
University, Sacramento State University, University of Texas at Kingsville, and the 
College of Wooster.
• 60% of our student participants are minority students underrepresented in STEM, or 
first-generation college students. 
APPLICANT REVIEW PROCESS
• Coordinator (me) sends out link to application packages to all mentors
• I ask that mentors consider our program goals of recruiting >= 50% students with 
limited research opportunities and >= 50% of students underrepresented in STEM
• Individual mentors select top four applicants for their projects (ranked in order of 
preference)
• I sent out invitations to top-ranked applicants to ensure that the overall group 
demographics are balanced
SCHEDULE OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Date Topic Presenter/Organizer
June 6th Arrival - introduction and office assignments
ALL SRP faculty mentors or their 
graduate students should meet their SRP 
students in the CIVE office
June 8th Introduction to Sustainability of Rural Civil Infrastructure Randy Peters
June 15th No meeting
June 22nd SRP student presentations (2) TBD
June 29th Applying to Graduate School John Sangster
July 6th No Meeting - Happy 4th of July
July 13th
Preparing for Technical Conferences - How to prepare a 
poster Yusong Li
July 20th SRP Student Presentations (3) Xu Li
July 27th
Graduate Student Panel and poster session (organized by 
Bioenergy REU) Bioenergy REU
August 3rd NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
August 9th Lunch for SRP students and mentors Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
DATA REPORTING TO NSF
• Our application for 2017-2010 is still pending!
Welcome
to the 2017
Summer Research Program
in the Chemistry Department
of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2016 Summer Research Program 
in the Chemistry Department
Program No. Participants Sponsor
REU Chemical
Assembly
8 UGs NSF
HHMI 1 UG HHMI
REU Ctr Nanohybrid
Fxnl Materials
3 UG NSF EPSCoR
Faculty/Student Pair 1 UG & 1 Faculty UNL Chemistry
Upward Bound 
Math/Science
(5 half days)
1 HS Student/
1 SRP UG
US Dept of Education; 
UNL Chem
No. Chem Applicants
Evaluating Chem REU Applicants
First Filter: 
GPA > 3.0
major in Biochem, Chem, or ChemEng
enrolled at non-Research University
Second Filter: 
Favor schools that sent us 1 REU student already 
Student Plans must include interest in Grad School
First Generation in Family to Attend College
Highest Chem Course (lower is better)
Well written personal statement
Highest Research Experience (lower is better)
Letters of support are not damaging
Offer Filter:
Student’s first choice for faculty mentor (advisor)
At least 60% female and/or URM
Summer 2017 Participants
Student Mentor Advisor
Jesse 
Visiting Faculty Member
Ryan 
Relationship Triangle
Summer
Researcher
Research
Advisor
Grad Mentor,
& Griep & Stains
2017 Schedule
*Orientation
Welcome
Safety
SciComm1
SciComm2
CommSciPubl1
UpwardB 1
SciComm3
CommSciPub2
2pm Tour
2pm Tour
CommSciPub4
(wUBMS)
Posters Due
Facility Tours
UpwardB 2
Independence 
Day
12p Dept Picnic
*6p SRP Picnic
4p Workshop
UpwardB 3
*GradSchWksp UpwardB 4
6pm Drug 
Discovery in the 
Movies
*Ethics
SciComm6
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Week
SciComm7 Chem Poster
*SRP Poster
10
*Mandatory Grad 
Studies Event
June 5
Aug 9
SciComm4
CommSciPub3
2pm Tour
SciComm5
June 12
July 17
June 19
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 24
July 31
Aug 7
Week
Monday Presentations
Sci Comm 1: Abstracts & purpose statements
Sci Comm 2: Revise abstracts; Authorship considerations
Sci Comm 3: How to design award-winning posters
Sci Comm 4: First look at posters
Sci Comm 5: Poster presentation tips, by a graduate student
Sci Comm 6: Review of final poster drafts
Sci Comm 7: Final oral presentation of posters
Comm Sci Public 1: How to design a PowerPoint presentation
Comm Sci Public 2: Small group exploration of first drafts
Comm Sci Public 3: Pairwise guided-inquiry to learning theories
Comm Sci Public 4: Present research to Upward Bound Students
UNL NSF REU
Learning activities: 
(1) research safety
(2) research ethics 
(3) instrumentation tours (NMR, AFM)
(4) instrumentation workshops (NMR, AFM)
(5) research approaches and research methods (including a 
discussion on scientific authorship)
(6) communicate research to scientists (ACS Meeting 
abstract, poster and oral presentations)
(7) communicate research to the public (develop and give an 
outreach presentation)
(8) career awareness through field trips (LI-COR; Hexagon; 
GeneSeek; Celerion; Teledyne ISCO; GSK)
(9) graduate school preparation (or college preparation)
Long-Term Relationship
Our Program’s Success Depends on Meeting Our Goals:
REU participants attend graduate school
Long-term relationships with participant schools
Participants publish work and/or attend meetings
Link to me on LinkedIn.com
Travel Awards
“Through a competition, half of the REU students will receive a 
travel grant to present their research at a regional or national 
ACS meeting.”
2018 National Meetings of the ACS
Spring: March 18-22, New Orleans 
Abstract submission begins mid-August 2017
Fall: August 19-23, Boston 
2018 Regional Meetings of the ACS
Central: June 13-16, Toledo OH
Midwest: Oct 14-16, Ames IA
Middle Atlantic: TBD, TBD
Southeast: Oct 31-Nov 3, Augusta GA
Southwest: Nov 7-10, Little Rock AK
Reported Outcomes
Good Luck &
Let’s Break Some Test Tubes
Don’t forget
3:30 pm today, Safety Training, room 548
National Science Foundation 
Research Experience for Undergraduates
NSF REU:Training Site in Redox Biology
Molecular Medicine
Environmental Biochemistry
Plant Biochemistry
10-week program (June - August)
• $5250 Stipend
• Free On-Campus Housing and Meals
Applications for Summer 2017 are due by 
March 1.
Research Areas in the Redox Biology Center
Redox Immunology (Jay Reddy)
Mass Spectrometry of Redox Proteins (Jiri Adamec)
Redox Metals and Anaerobic Microbiology (Limei Zhang)
X-ray Crystallography, Neurodegenerative diseases (Mark Wilson)
Proline Metabolism & Redox Enzymology (Donald Becker)
Copper and Oxidative Stress (Jaekwon Lee)
Plant Cell Death (Julie Stone)
Mitochondrial Biology and Diseases (Oleh Khalimonchuk)
Pathogenic Bacteria (Greg Somerville, James Alfano)
Metabolic Engineering of Antibiotics (Liangcheng Du)
Cancer and Neurodegeneration (Rodrigo Franco)
NSF REU Activities
 Social Events
 Weekly Research seminars
 Training on Core and Shared Equipment
 Poster Symposium
 Lunch Discussion Groups
 Career Development Seminars
Summer Program Schedule
2016 Timetable
Week Activity
June 6-10 Orientation, RBC Welcome, Introduction to Mentors and Faculty 
Labs, Beadle Tour, Safety Training, Welcome Picnic, Ethics Seminar
June 13-17 Research
June 20-24 Research, Life Science Ethics, RBC Seminar, Grad School workshop
June 27-July 1 Research, Innovation Campus Tour, RBC Seminar, GRE workshop, 
Interim evaluations, Abstracts Due
July 4-8 Research, Mitochondrial workshop, Graduate Faculty Panel, 
July 11-15 Research, RBC Seminar, Purpose Statement
July 18-22
July 25-29
August 1-5
August 8-10
Research, Careers in Science, RBC Seminar
RBC Ice Skating Social
Research, RBC Seminar
Posters due, Research, RBC Seminar, Research paper due
Student seminars, Program Certificates, Exit evaluations, REU 
Poster symposium
Applicant and Outcome 
Information
1. Program Impact
(Results from pre- and post-evaluations)
• research training & development (writing scientific research papers, 
conducting and recording scientific research, and giving research 
presentations)
• career paths (career plans, research obstacles, research teams)
• Opportunities for students to present their work
2. Research Activities
• Brief description of the student research projects
3. Demographic analysis of participants
• Applicant information, outreach, development of human resources in STEM


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